John Surtees
British motorcycle racer and racing driver (1934–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Norman Surtees, CBE (11 February 1934 – 10 March 2017)[1] was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. On his way to become a seven-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion, he won his first title in 1956, and followed with three consecutive doubles between 1958 and 1960, winning six World Championships in both the 500 and 350cc classes. Surtees then made the move to the pinnacle of motorsport, the Formula One World Championship, and in 1964 made motor racing history by becoming the Formula One World Champion. To this day Surtees remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels. He founded the Surtees Racing Organisation team that competed as a constructor in Formula One, Formula 2 and Formula 5000 from 1970 to 1978. He was also the ambassador of the Racing Steps Foundation.
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Surtees sitting in his Ferrari signing autographs at Brands Hatch in 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1934-02-11)11 February 1934 Tatsfield, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 March 2017(2017-03-10) (aged 83) London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Active years | 1960–1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | Lotus, Cooper (Inc non-works), Lola, Ferrari, Honda, BRM, non-works McLaren, Surtees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entries | 113 (111 starts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championships | 1 (1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career points | 180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pole positions | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fastest laps | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First entry | 1960 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First win | 1963 German Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last win | 1967 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last entry | 1972 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | 1963–1965, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | Scuderia Ferrari Lola Cars/Team Surtees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best finish | 3rd (1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||